| Geography | Reunion |
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Location:
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Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar |
Geographic coordinates:
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21 06 S, 55 36 E |
Map references:
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World |
Area:
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total: 2,517 sq km
land: 2,507 sq km
water: 10 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
Land boundaries:
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0 km |
Coastline:
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207 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
Climate:
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tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation; cool and dry (May to November), hot and rainy (November to April) |
Terrain:
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mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Piton des Neiges 3,069 m |
Natural resources:
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fish, arable land, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 13.94%
permanent crops: 1.59%
other: 84.47% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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120 sq km (2003) |
Natural hazards:
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periodic, devastating cyclones (December to April); Piton de la Fournaise on the southeastern coast is an active volcano |
Environment - current issues:
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NA |
Environment - international agreements:
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void |
Geography - note:
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this mountainous, volcanic island has an active volcano, Piton de la Fournaise; there is a tropical cyclone center at Saint-Denis, which is the monitoring station for the whole of the Indian Ocean |
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